The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers: News: Brewers add Tavarez to bullpen mix

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 28
Published 5/28/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... OLD FRIENDS: Julian Tavarez joined the Brewers yesterday. (mlb.com) He also pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning, though none of the game accounts I saw mentioned anything about it . . . Steve Lyons is still bitter ...

Brewers ink RHP Tavarez; option LHP Jackson to AAA Nashville
Published 5/28/2008 by David Golebiewski at The Transaction Guy
Milwaukee Brewers Signed RHP Julian Tavarez; Optioned LHP Zach Jackson to Triple-A Nashville TG Analysis Despite being a swingman of only moderate effectiveness over the past few seasons, Tavarez nonetheless has the opportunity to slot his way into a beleaguered Milwaukee rotation. The Brewers rank 21st in the majors in rotation ERA, and outside of intermittently available ace Ben Sheets (2.93 ERA, 7.32 K/9), no other starter has a Fielding Independent ERA (FIP) below 4.75: Player              FIP Parra              4.76 Suppan          5.30 Villanueva      5.68 Bush              6.19 ...